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🌍✨How does your organization stay aligned and responsive in a changing world? Here’s an idea for a monthly strategy review that might resonate. Think of it as a friendly conversation about where you see things going and what you are doing about it. === Monthly Strategy Review A simple structure to help you dig deeper and increase clarity on aspiration and action across your organization. Split your business into max 25 areas, with nothing left out that consumes time, money, or opportunity. (Overlap is fine, you probably already have these defined.) For each area ask: ⭐    What strategy does it look like is being followed? 🔹    Are we seeing the contributions we expect? 🔹    Does the area have what it takes to contribute? 🔹    Is it reasonable how time, cost, and opportunity have been spent? 🏅    (Advanced) What are the RTB/GTB and productivity ratios? 🔹    What initiatives are currently planned and in progress? 🏅    (Advanced) How long would it take to complete if nothing new started? 🏅    (Advanced) How much would we lose if everything was scrapped? ⚡    What tensions have increased and what surprises have emerged? 🔹    What alternative options have been/are being considered? 🔹    What recent choices have been made? 🔹    Any extra help needed? Something to watch out for? Then, look at the organization as a whole and ask the same questions. 🎯    Finally ask: Is this who we want to be? === This is how a #LiquidOrganization would play around the balancing acts to navigate complexity, juggle trade-offs, and keep a healthy risk exposure. 💡 It becomes more difficult to overlook when formerly good ideas turn bad or new and even better ideas emerge. === But what about your organization? How much liquidity do you have? 🔍    How do you follow through on strategy? 🔍    How is accountability defined? 🔍    Who do you invite for the conversation? 🔍    Who can access the presentations? 🔍    How do your tools, AI, and analytics assist you? 🔍    Where do your surprises and tensions come from? 🎯    How do you change your choices when new realities emerge? Perhaps worth a conversation in your board or leadership team. Compare it with your regular QBRs, PI-Plannings, and other forms of strategy alignment and follow-up sessions you have scheduled. #LeadWithStrategy #LiquidOrganization #FutureOfWork Inspired by: Dave Snowden, Roger Martin, Prof. Bent Flyvbjerg, Dean Leffingwell, Tom Gilb, L. David Marquet, Stephen Bungay, Donald Reinertsen - more mentioned in my book UNMESS on Collaborative Lean Portfolio Management. (The picture shows an amended configuration of #PTW.)

‼️ NOT EVERY IDEA DESERVES TO LAST A decade ago, Thomas Wedell-Wedellsborg reminded us that most ideas are bad. It's crucial to select the best ideas and discard the rest. Even formerly good ideas can become outdated. How do you know when it’s time to retire ideas that no longer serve you? 💡 Here’s a thought: What if you held a monthly strategy review - an open, structured conversation about where you’re headed, how you’re getting there, and what help you need from others? This approach (reposted below) is scale-free and works in any organization with a useful collaborative structure. Give it a try. See what insights emerge. Decide if it works. 🤔 Or reflect on this: What ideas is your strategy built on, and are they still serving you well? What is your #ImpliedStrategy? 👀 Worth considering? In a fast-changing world, strategy is your key to greater liquidity - freedom and power to adapt. Manage strategy well, and you'll notice everything else gets easier (and vice versa). Kind of obvious, which might be why Goldratt called this sort of thing Inherent Simplicity 😉 2025 is named the year of "Collaboration" by #WEF25 and this would be one way to get started and tell about how you are strengthening collaboration 👍 👇 #LiquidOrganization #LeadWithStrategy #FutureOfWork #Collaboration #StrategyUnlocked

🎩 Which hats do you wear?? 🎩 As business owners/executive leaders, we often feel like we have to wear all the hats to keep the business functioning. However, juggling too many hats can impact your business's financial performance, especailly if operations aren't as efficient as they should be. Today's rising costs of doing business make streamlined operations essential for maximum efficiency. Here's why it matters: 🎩 Cost Savings - streamlining ops can cut unnecessary costs, saving time and resources. 🎩 Productivity Boost - efficient ops allows teams to focus on high-impact tasks, rather than wasting time on cumbersome processes. 🎩 Improved Client Satisfaction - smooth operations lead to faster delivery of products/services with fewer errors, resulting in happier clients. 🎩 Competitive Advantage - streamlined operations enable quicker decision-making and adaptability, providing an edge over competitors with inefficient systems. 🎩 Scalability - efficient processes make scaling up easier as the business grows, enabling simpler, less costly, and more sustainable expansion. Looking to review your operations? A fresh pair of 👀 can quickly identify quick wins that make a huge difference. Reach out, Enable can help you. #operations #operationalexcellence #businessconsulting #costsavings #productivityboost #competitiveadvantage #quickwins

A slide pack featuring five strategic pillars has become a trope in the enterprise. It should be called out for what it is - bad practice that does harm. Here's why. 📈What unchallenged assumptions have you encountered in your organization's approach to strategy? Share your experiences communicating using strategic pillars and what worked or didn't. Have you tried alternative approaches to strategic pillars? Let's discuss! 💭 --- Watch the CTO Life Line monthly livestream discussion: https://lnkd.in/gDhuAPpq Read my blog dedicated to CTOs here: https://lnkd.in/g39uHiD4 Book a discovery call with me: https://lnkd.in/gFbfbm95

Yes, to the boldness of my former stomping ground Boston Consulting Group (BCG) emphasizing the importance of evidence-based strategies and counsel in corporate transformation (and calling out This Lie: You Are Special—and These Insights Don’t Apply to You) So how can change leaders beat the odds? Perhaps starting with the newly published book by my Edelman colleagues, Felicia Joy and Elena Grotto, “I Don't Just Work Here: The New Purpose of Workplace Culture,” released in February 2024; distributed by Penguin Random House. The book is a field guide that equips business leaders with what to say and do as they face the new expectations of workplace culture because, after all, work isn’t what it used to be. To learn more about the book, check out: https://lnkd.in/evfFPnFd 

Enhancing strategic thinking is essential for C-suite executives to drive innovation and lead their organizations to success. Explore valuable insights and techniques at with C-Level Strategy to elevate your financial performance. https://bit.ly/4bPKkIs

✨ Good morning, esteemed leaders of industry! ✨ Trust your weekend was a moment of well-deserved respite, and you're ready to dive headfirst into this new week! As we gear up for the week ahead, I'm excited to start off on a high note by sharing a glowing review from one of our valued clients. Their words encapsulate the essence of our commitment and the transformative results we aim to deliver. Let's dive in with enthusiasm and purpose! If you're exploring outsourcing options for your business or a specific aspect of it, we're all ears! Let's initiate a dialogue and craft tailored solutions that align perfectly with your objectives. #successstory #clientsuccess #outsourcingrecruitment #outsourcingcompliance #strategicalliance #UKcollaboration

Stepping back to focus on the core fundamentals is something every business leader needs to prioritise.

Column: Whether you lead in the channel, an MSP or a small business, these insights offer a roadmap to lead with purpose, vision and inclusion in 2025.

Good business is all about focusing on the fundamentals: 🎯Who are we? 🎯What are we trying to achieve? 🎯Who do we need on our team (staff and external partners)? 🎯How do we support them? It’s easy for business leaders to get caught up reacting to day-to-day changes. I've been there and I’ve seen it happen time and time again. This leaves little time for proactive planning and meaningful engagement with your team, clients and stakeholders. When we step back, take a breath and focus on these fundamentals, the benefits are enormous. Not only does it create clarity and purpose, but it also helps build the right support system to achieve real, sustainable growth. The key is simple: build a foundation that allows you to act instead of just reacting. How are you making time for proactive planning in your business? #centapartners #businessgrowth #successsimplified #LetsFuelGrowth